drive. temperatures off to a nice clear, cool start. 40s and 50s to get you out the door. temperatures will reach to the mid and upper 60s under an increasingly cloudy sky. it's home coming at howard taking on morgan state at a 1:00 kick off. 67 degrees with a nice northwesterly breeze and maryland taking on the wolfpack of nc state. a 3:30 kick off in college park. 68 degrees. perfect weather for the terps. back to you guys. more college football forecast coming up. >> thank you. new this morning an unsettling start to howard university's home coming weekend. police say someone stabbed a man at a home coming event. he was attacked near howard on georgia avenue. news 4's derrick ward is there live with more. >> good morning. this happened about 2:30 here in the 6,000 block of georgia avenue. now just a few hours from now this will be the scene of the

home coming parade but what we are told is that an adult male was stabbed in the stomach here somewhere in the 6,000 block of georgia avenue. he was taken to a local hospital conscious and breathing. not much more information on that. th last night there were several events. yesterday was the yard fest seen at a watershed event for a lot of up and coming performances. we don't know if this was after that because there was another location or what have you but nonetheless the howard university home coming parade will get under way. street closures will begin about 309 this morning from fairmont street on the north down to florida avenue on the south. if you head down this way or you're heading across town just expect delays and closures because of that. a parade gets under way due to be over about 1:00 p.m. and then you have the home coming game and later a post home coming game event as well.

so several other events that have been going on for the past couple days. of course this is the only one marred by violence. of course that has not stopped the actual home coming festivities here and hopefully the mood will be one that will be celebratory of what is going on here as opposed to any distractions. we are live in northwest. back to you. new information about a deadly crash in prince george's county involving a metro bus. police now say a street race caused a car to crash into the back of the bus in sea pleasant. around 9:30 last night police say two drivers each in a mercedes-benz were drag racing. one hit the back of a metro bus. that car burst into flames and the driver in that car, 22-year-old leon willis of bowie, was killed. police say speed and alcohol could be factors in the wreck. more than 40 people were on the bus. none of them were seriously hurt though. two people inside the other mercedes bens are also accused of drinking. one of two prince george's

county police officers charged with beating a university of maryland student is looking at several years in prison. jurors convicted corporal james harrison of assault but acquitted him of misconduct. they found corporal reginald baker not guilty on both charges. prosecutors say both men beat up john mckenna as students celebrated the basketball victory. defense attorneys say mckenna ignored police and they considered him a threat. >> definitely glad that some justice has been done today. it's been a long two years for me and my family. but there was a broader crime committed here and it's been way further than two cops charged in this trial. >> the citizens of prince george's county have spoken loudly and clearly that although we appreciate and we really honor the protection provided to us that must be reasonable and that protection must respect the dignity of every human being in this community. >> both officers will remain

suspended until the police department completes its own investigation. corporal harrison will be sentenced in december. he faces up to ten years in prison. a 61-year-old woman faces charges for allegedly causing a crash that killed an off duty prince george's county police officer. investigators say the accident that killed officer kevin bowden thursday was the result of the woman crossing several lanes of traffic along the road in clinton. the woman allegedly cut the officer off sending his cruiser right into a utility pole. that woman remains in the hospital. police say officer bowden was speeding and was not wearing a seat belt. funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. new this morning a deadly bus crash involving a bus full of tourists just outside of las vegas. the driver apparently had some kind of medical issue behind the wheel as he approached the nevada border in kingman, arizona causing the bus to go off the road. the driver later died and about 45 passengers were onboard, a

few of them seriously hurt. a tragic end in the search for a young oregon woman who vanished on her way to work. police found whitney's body in a wooded area near portland where she lived and arrested the 21-year-old's neighbor jonathan holt and charged him with her murder. she left her apartment early tuesday morning heading to starbucks where she worked. starbucks tweeted this morning we are deeply saddened to learn of whitney's death. whitney, your starbucks family will miss you greatly. today more than a thousand military members will gather at arlington national cemetery to pay tribute to women who died while serving. military women from world war ii all the way to the present are expected to attend. as part of the tribute those who attend will also hold a candlelight march to the cemetery crossing the memorial bridge from the lincoln memorial. it's the 15th year for the event. it could take you a little longer to get around town if you're using metro today. expect delays on the red, orange, and green lines all

because of traffic. on the red line buses replace trains. on the orange line no trains between east and west falls church and on the green line trains will single track between green belt and college park. heads up. >> all right. 9:06 is the time right now. we're off to a great morning. coming up the issue that gave rock star sting a reason to move an upcoming concert site. plus why the nfl is crying foul on how the redskins handled rg iii's concussion. could a state fair be jinxed? how two unfortunate events seem to be a streak of bad luck. and the buddy system theme that has thousands out at the national mall this morning where they're live wee join us online with your weekend plans. search news 4 today and we will be back right after this break. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending

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right now thousands of people are on the national mall for the best buddies challenge. >> that's right. the bike race, foot race, and walk began at the washington monument this morning. joining us is olympic gold medalist carl lewis. and kevin bennett who is a best buddies ambassador. carl, i want to start with you. it is awesome to see you back. what brings you back to this every year? >> well, it's great. i've been involved with best buddies for many years but what i like is things like kevin. our friend and buddy because we're buddies and just bringing the families together and everyone to come out and raise money for people with intellectual disabilities is such a wonderful time that we can share with best buddies and everyone out here in the nation's camped. >> last year you and kevin won the tandem race. are you competing again together this year? >> yeah. we look forward to it. everyone has been talking about it. kevin already told them we won the race so we're working on a strategy right now. >> what is it like to have an olympian running along side you, kevin? >> i think it was very wonderful

to have an olympic champion to be my companion in a race. such a great honor. >> kevin, you've got a lot to live up to. you guys are back to defend your title. have you been training for this? >> yes. >> if so, how? >> oh, yes. i've been training a lot. back at my new school lifting weights at the fitness center and also taking a fitness class in swimming. >> he actually had to make me step my game up. i'm the one ho has to get ready. >> i was going to ask you about that. you worked with a lot of great athletes. how did these best buddy competitors measure up? >> well, the thing is they really want to win. i used to run against people who had like 50 races a year and they say if you lose one it's okay. kevin is like we have one race a year. you better not mess it up. >> the measure is on you now. >> yeah. exactly. the pressure is on me.

>> of course it really doesn't matter if you win or lose. >> exactly. until we start the race right? >> it looks like kevin is giving you a little lesson in sportsmanship there. >> and it's sportsmanship and friendship. that is what best buddies is all about. >> i love seeing that this morning. looks like an absolutely gorgeous day. is the vibe pretty cool so far? >> it's wonderful. started a little brisk this morning but now it is perfect. a long day and a long day of great activities. really it's about friendship. you'll see bike riders coming in for the next few hours. the runners are finishing now. we all get together for a great party. >> a party. that's what we're talking about. >> can people still get involved, carl, if they want to? >> yes. actually people are running around all day long but if anyone wants to get involved go to best buddies.org and get information there. then i know that probably a chapter might be in your school or your university but the

biggest thing is about just reaching out to anyone you see with intellectual disability. that is the biggest issue. you can track down best buddies online or even come out to the mall and watch what's going on. >> fantastic. >> good luck. >> kevin, go patriots on the george mason alumni as well. i like that. >> great. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> our own doreen gentzler is out there as well and also some street closures because a couple streets around the washington monument are blocked off for this great event. so watch out. >> all right. >> i think the competition needs to watch out for carl and kevin. >> one dynamic team. >> the time is 9:13. attention target shoppers. the retail alert that might have you cleaning out your closet this morning. >> change of plans. the environmental issue that concerned rock stars enough to move his upcoming concert site. sweater weather or a coat? chuck will be back with your forecast to make some important saturday decisions up next.

you're in for a treat if you are willing to stay up late tonight. the orionid meteor shower could put on quite a show. you'll be able to see about 20 meteors an hour during the peek of the storm. it begins at 11:00 tonight and ends around 3:00 tomorrow morning. they're little pieces of haley's comet. >> you got a glimpse. >> did i say it right? >> you got it. >> i was worried about that. >> you got a glimpse of orion's belt right? >> yeah. on my way in this morning. the skies were nice and clear and you could see the three stars in a nice line. the reason they are called the orionids is because they appear to be coming out of the constellation which is visible this time of the year. >> scott, one of our viewers said, i got up at 5:00 and caught a few meteors and satellites. is that the same thing? >> and a satellite? you can also see the space station revolving around. if you are a very good observer and away from city lights you can see all kinds of stuff flying in the sky.

a good night for going out and doing a little meteor watching tonight as well. skies will be clear once again. just about after the sun goes down this evening. so 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. for the peak. you'll find no problem finding orion in the sky. nary a cloud early this morning but it will be changing. not worried about rain today especially not in the washington area and up and down the i-95 corridor. but all of the sunshine out here we have a cooling north to northwesterly breeze and more importantly up aloft in the atmosphere some very chilly air coming down from the great lakes. you put a little sunshine into that and all of a sudden you cook up a little cumulus feel later on this afternoon. that's what we're looking for. 58 now at national airport with a north breeze at 6 miles per hour. we're out of the 40s in many spots now. already culpepper 52. fredericksburg 55. hagerstown, smithsburg 52. 53 martinsburg and inwood, west virginia. as you make your plans to get

outside today plenty of sunshine this morning but clouds will be building this afternoon. a touch breezy at times today. not ferociously windy but a little breezy here and there. temperatures today topping out about ten degrees cooler than yesterday. you'll notice the change and as you also can notice here nothing to worry about on the radar. those heavier showers late last night that slowed down the friday evening commute. those are now off of cape cod and moving away from us and these showers out here in ohio are headed mostly into western pennsylvania but if you travel out into the mountains of west virginia today out toward morgan town where i happen to know for a fact there is a big college football game. kansas state is in town. could have some cloudiness and maybe a few daytime sprinkles in the mountains of west virginia. for us partly cloudy to mostly cloudy afternoon on the cooler side compared to yesterday. but all the rain showers stay well north and west of us. clearing out overnight tonight. good weather for meteor viewing and then tomorrow high pressure starting to build in promises a warm and dry pattern for most of the rest of the week. if you're going out to do a little leaf looking today, peak

color now far western maryland out toward morgan town, west virginia. much of central p.a. also in good shape for the fall colors. get outside and enjoy it. today sunshine in the morning leading to clouds this afternoon. a little breezy. temperatures in the 60s today. tomorrow not too much in the way of clouds to worry about. sunny and gorgeous tomorrow. also mid to upper 60s. there is the all important seven-day forecast. 60s today and tomorrow. hard to believe. we'll get at least three or maybe four days in a row 70 or higher as we go into the last full week of october. army on the road in one of the hardest towns to spell, ypsilanti, michigan taking on eastern michigan today. 55 and some showery weather there. and the air force academy the falcons at home today in colorado springs playing the lobos of new mexico. clear and cool out in colorado springs for tonight. that is a 7:00 kick off. there is the big one in the

s.e.c. today. lsu. and the aggies of texas a & m down in college station. noon kick off. 81 degrees. >> wow. >> they're both southern teams. i think they'll have no problem dealing with that. >> they'll be fine. >> good stuff. >> that stretch of 70s though. i'm liking that. >> i know. it just won't feel like autumn at all around here. >> i know. i know. all right. chuck, thanks. >> all right. robert griffin iii has recovered from his concussion but the injury is still hurting the redskins. the nfl fined the team $20,000 for not properly updating the media on rg iii's status during the october 7 game. he left after his hit in the third quarter. doctors later diagnosed him with a mild concussion but initially head coach mike shanahan described griffin as being shaken up. the national league championship series isn't over just yet. >> no it's not. the terps tried to erase last year's big loss to nc state. here is carol maloney with this morning's sports minute. good saturday morning. your sports mint begins with

baseball. nlcs game five cardinals win, are one win away from meeting the tigers in the world series, but the giants weren't done yet. san francisco puts up a four run fourth inning including this two-run single by brandon crawford. and that was more than enough for starter barry zito. the wylie vet tosses 7 2/3 innings of shut out ball. giants win, 5-0 to force game six on sunday night. how about some college football? fresh off last saturday's win against uva. the 4-2 maryland terapins host nc state this afternoon. kick off at 3:30 p.m. and home coming affair in college park. with a win the terps would improve to 3-0 in the acc for the first time since 1985. elsewhere big road game for virginia tech as the hokies travel to clemson. virginia takes on wake forest in charlottesville. home coming at howard. bison face morgan state. navy hosts indiana and west virginia welcomes kansas state to morgan town.

that's your sports minute. i'm carol maloney. have a great saturday. >> thanks, carol. as carol did just mention, this is home coming weekend at howard and the football game is just part of the festivities. howard's show time marching band will be performing before the game in the school's annual home coming parade. about 30,000 people will pack the streets of northwest for what "the washington post" has called one of the must see events of the year. the home coming party continues tonight with a step show at darr constitution hall. not a good final weekend for the texas state fair as a popular fair icon goes up in flames. fair goers shot video of the giant statue called big tex. he was on fire yesterday morning. it's known for greeting people as they come into the fair. firefighters say an electrical issue started the fire and organizers promise however to rebuild it for next year. >> that was earlier in the day.

then last night two dozen people were stranded on one of the tallest rides at the texas state fair. the stratus sphere lost power leaving riders 150 feet in the air for more than two hours. workers eventually had to manually lower all the people to the ground. no one was hurt. the ride is going to remain closed. the singer sting has new fans. environmentalists. they're applauding the rock star for moving the location of his back to base tour concert in the philippines. the original venue's owner plans to uproot more than 100 trees for parking. the spotlight is shining on one tiny european country. lux 'emberg's prince and countess tied the knot yesterday but the celebration stretches into today with concerts and a gala dinner and even fireworks.

heads of state from around the world are there. the western european country is smaller than the state of rhode island. justin timberlake and jessica biel have been dating several years and were married yesterday. they told "people" magazine they were surrounded by family and friends. a mad dash to find the best deal on the best wedding gown. dozens of brides to be and even a few guys waited all night to get in on the special grab the gown event in new york. the event offers huge sales from about 800 designer lines. in just minutes people went from waiting in the cold to trying on those dresses. >> worth the wait. >> justin timberlake off the

market. >> and jessica biel. my husband took a moment of silence for that one. 9:26. still ahead in our next half hour, do car insurance companies charge unfair rates? >> why some critics say yes and why your social status could play a big role. >> plus a peeping tom. how this camera put it to an end. the legal move that could lead to o.j. simpson's release from prison. you're watching news 4 today.

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be happy. be healthy. welcome back. if you are looking live near the national mall this is where the best buddies challenge is taking place all day. this is a run, walk, and ride. a group that impacts more than 700,000 people every year

promoting different types of courses and for employers to consider hiring people with disabilities. this does much more than what you can see in a day's event and is absolutely beautiful. they're going to wrap up with a party. >> new buddies being made out there today. >> we want to check in with chuck bell to find out how the weather is going to be. it already looks pretty nice. >> a beautiful day today. i'm out on the channel 4 weather deck. beautiful morning out here but there are now clouds starting to sneak in. saw them on the satellite picture a few hours ago. now for sure there is a definite cloud deck starting to move in from our south and west here in downtown washington. here's the way it looks from our tower cam. straight over my head, up on the tower, a couple hundred feet up you're looking northbound. that is downtown bethesda over there on the right-hand side of your screen. you can definitely tell there is a real gray hue to the sky up there first thing this morning. temperatures not so bad. upper 40s to low and mid 50s for most.

already pushing 60 degrees downtown and into portions of southern maryland. so today is going to be a great day. decent amount of sunshine early. we'll have a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy afternoon staying breezy and a little cool today. if you're heading out to annapolis at navy marine corps memorial stadium the hoosiers are in town taking on the midshipmen. mostly cloudy. a bit of a breeze. 66 degrees out in annapolis. and the cavaliers are at home playing host to the wake forest demon deacons. sunny and nice. 63 degrees down there on the grounds of the university of virginia. more college football forecasts including the gamecocks and gators. coming up. >> want to hear about that. thanks, chuck. we won't be seeing much of president obama or mitt romney this weekend. both candidates will keep low profiles as they prepare for their third and final debate that takes place monday night in boca raton, florida. >> the next vice president and president of the united states, congressman paul ryan and governor mitt romney. >> country singer john rich

introduced romney and his running mate paul ryan yesterday at this rally in daytona beach, florida. the republican presidential nominee accused the obama campaign of petty attacks and silly word games. >> the obama campaign has become the incredible shrinking campaign. this is a big country with big opportunities and great challenges and they keep on talking about smaller and smaller things. we have big ideas. bold ideas. a strong agenda. we're going to get america working again. that's why you'll help elect the two of us and we'll go to washington and get this country ontrack. >> president obama campaigned yesterday right here in our area and there were about 10,000 supporters at george mason university. he coined a new word. "romnesia." >> if you say you'll protect a woman's right to choose but stand up at a primary debate and say you'd be delighted to sign a law outlawing that right to choose in all cases, man you

definitely have got romnesia. >> recent polls show the president and mitt romney tied in virginia. election day is still weeks away but congress is already looking ahead to inauguration day. it just launched a website with information about past inaugurations and the upcoming ceremony which will take place january 21st. the site includes audio, video, and more than 100 new pictures of past inaugurations. a congressional committee is also creating a facebook page with similar information. another major cocaine bust at dulles airport last night. the fifth time in as many weeks agents intercept drugs coming in from guatemala. this time customs and border protection agents seized more than three kilos of cocaine. a street value of up to a million dollars. they were found hidden inside things glued together. investigators say couriers often don't know what they are transporting. this one was returned to guatemala and barred from reentering the u.s. for five

years. one of our crews found itself in the middle of a police chase yesterday. police say it began when a maryland state trooper noticed a stolen car on the beltway. that chase wound through the streets of southeast d.c. it finally ended when the driver crashed on south capital street and mississippi avenue. officers arrested ronald blakeney from baltimore and charged him with assaulting a police officer and reckless driving. now to a news 4 exclusive. three teenage girls in prince william county are asking for your help this morning. they hope you can help find the man who robbed them at gun point and sexually assaulted one of them. this is the man that police are looking for. the girls were walking home late thursday night near the quantico marine base when the girls say he attacked them. they say he dragged the youngest girl who is just 14 into the woods and assaulted her. the other two got away and called for help. >> i just think it's ridiculous i have to walk outside at night

and be scared or be terrified to come out by myself. this area is getting more ridiculous by the day and people think it's cute to go ahead and start robbing people. it's not. >> police have gone door to door in neighborhoods near where the assault took place. they aren't saying whether that has turned up any leads. this morning police believe they've found the man who broke in and secretly videotaped two women in their own homes. michael mckenna of columbia, maryland is suspected of accidently videotaping himself setting up the camera inside his victims' ellicott city condo. according to police mckinney knew the women and said he took their key then made a copy of it. police say he went into their apartments back in june to set up t even went back several times to move it. at one point he accidently recorded himself. two more victims have been identified. police in bangladesh are looking into whether a bangladeshy man charged with trying to blow up the federal reserve building in new york had

ties to radical groups in their country. officers arrested him this week. the u.s. attorney's office calls him one of the most dangerous terrorists the u.s. has seen since 9/11. prosecutors say he has already reached out to others about building a terror cell and nothing is going to stop him they say. court documents show he is considered attacking a military base near baltimore but changed his mind because he wanted a target that would cause more devastation. o.j. simpson may soon be back in a courtroom. a nevada judge has agreed to reopen the armed robbery and kidnapping case against the former football star. she wants to see if simpson was so poorly represented by his lawyers in that trial that he should get a new one. jurors convicted simpson of those crimes in 2008. he is currently serving 9 to 33 years in prison. this morning attorneys for the man accused of killing trayvon martin can get a better look at the teen's life before he died. a florida judge says george

zimmerman's attorneys can review martin's school, phone, and social media records to learn if the teen has violent tendencies. martin's death sparked outrage earlier this year. zimmerman, who was serving as a neighborhood watch volunteer, shot and killed the unarmed teen. zimmerman maintains he shot him him in self-defense. this morning a recall on hoodies sold at target with high levels of lead. the consumer product safety commission is launching a voluntary recall of fleece hoodies and t-shirts made by the children's apparel network with disney characters snow white, mickey mouse, and cars. the zippers on the products contain high levels of lead. if you have one of these you're urged to keep them away from children. if you bought it at target you can return it for a full refund. well, it could take you a little longer than usual to get around town this morning. several streets are closed right now for the best buddies challenge. the bike ride, foot race, and walk raises money for best

buddies international which helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. it all starts with the washington monument. among the streets that are closed right now include constitution avenue from 3rd street to 23rd street, pennsylvania between 3rd and 15th streets, and independence avenue from 14th to 23rd streets. >> a great event. the time is 9:38. coming up here on news 4 today, signs of puberty, these studies showing how soon boys in particular start making the transition. and education job status. factors car insurance companies may have been using to charge monthly rates. [ woman ] dear chex cereal,

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do you know how your car insurance company decides what you pay? the insurance industry is under fire. nbc's chris clackum has more. >> reporter: most of us

understand the more we drive or the more tickets and accidents we have the more we'll pay for car insurance. but are insurance companies going too far considering other factors? >> like how much education you have, what kind of job you have, how much you make. >> reporter: bob hunter at the consumer federation of america thinks so. he and the federation set out to find out why so many drivers are uninsured. even though most states require it. they found this woman in miami who is single with a flawless driving record but only a high school diploma in a low paying job. >> they'll charge her for basic coverage required by the state $4,024 in miami. >> reporter: if she gets married, a college degree, and a higher paying job, the premium drops to about $600 a year. hunter, who used to be the insurance commissioner in texas, accuses some insurance companies of using income as a way to des krim nate against the poor.

>> i think they're trying to price them out of the market. >> reporter: the industry flatly denies that and on the insurance information website says factors like place of residence are fair game in determining rates. the consumer federation wants the states to step in. >> they have to say look. we're requiring this insurance. we should do something to make sure people can afford it who are good drivers. >> reporter: in the meantime the advice is the standard. shop and compare. chris clackum, nbc news. if you wanted to do a little shopping today you can get in on what organizers call the grandmother of all rummage sales. the 74th annual rummage sale is today. 40,000 square feet of antiques, furniture, books, clothing, holiday decor, toys. the list goes on. it's going on today until 3:00 p.m. in morven park off route 15 in leesburg, virginia.

admission is free and proceeds benefit the ladies board of the loudoun hospital. >> getting out there? >> maybe. >> i know you like to rummage sale. >> i'm on a shopping diet. it should be very busy out there because best buddies, that's where they're wrapping up their big party and sugar ray is going to be performing as well. so a lot of activity going on out in leesburg. the time is 9:44. before you head out you'll want to find out what the forecast has in store. meteorologist chuck bell will be here and will break it down for us.

everyone welcome back. >> we don't want to interrupt over there. >> we are ready to talk about the weather. we know you have that ready to go. >> oh, yeah. beautiful weather outside. i am a little sad to see the clouds coming in a little bit earlier this morning than

anticipated. we knew it was going to turn into a fairly cloudy day. >> it actually makes the cloudier day actually makes taking pictures of the fall foliage better. almost every photographer i know appreciates the value of a cloudy day where pictures are concerned. but for those of us that prefer sunshine to stand out and look at the leaves, tomorrow will be your day. outside we look from our city camera and the sky which was so blue about an hour ago is now becoming very much a gray shade. these are not rain making clouds. i'm not really worried about rain drops on your saturday or your sunday but, nonetheless, it is dimming out the sunshine a bit. 58 now in washington. winds out of the north averaging six miles per hour. and most everybody now in the 50s. manassas you're holding back a little bit at 46 degrees. frederick, maryland is at 52. mount airy, maryland 50. 52 in the baltimore area. 57 in shady side and diehl and edgewater, maryland. high clouds have moved in. it'll be a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy afternoon.

a little breezy at times as well. and temperatures today about ten degrees cooler than yesterday afternoon. here it is on storm 4 radar. no drops to worry about around here. closest drops to us are across parts of southern and southeastern ohio. these are aiming mostly into western pennsylvania. we don't need to worry about rain here. if you're traveling up into the mountains of west virginia later on this afternoon you may have a couple little rain drops to worry about. on the whole not much to be worried about on your saturday. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy today. cooler than yesterday. feeling a little bit more like october. yesterday we mean. 76 degrees in washington. and again the rain drops stay well to our north and west. clearing skies through the overnight hours tonight and that will set the stage for a beautiful day coming up tomorrow. bright and sunny tomorrow. dry as well. and an increasingly warm and dry weather pattern as we get into the week ahead. so perfect weekend to get on outside. probably going to be the best of the weekend across the high spots of western maryland into central p.a. this weekend. next weekend likely to be the peak weekend right through the

heart of the shenandoah valley and the weekend after that the peak of fall colors here in downtown. for today morning sunshine giving way to clouds for the afternoon. breezy and temperatures in the 60s. tomorrow a gorgeous outdoor weather day. mostly sunny. temperatures again mid to upper 60s tomorrow. here is your seven-day forecast looking oh, so septemberish through the monday through thursday stretch. temperatures mid to upper 70s around here. does please the feel much like october with that kind of weather. it is the biggest game of the year in the great state of michigan. michigan against michigan state. ann arbor, michigan. i don't know how many more michigans i can get in there. 55 degrees, feeling like michigan and looking like michigan. 55 and cloudy and showery up there and the mountaineers will have their hands full. it's old school versus new wave out there in the mountains today. can west virginia hang 70 points on kansas state? i don't think so. >> what was that again? >> i don't think so. no 70s against kansas state today.

49 degrees. a 7:00 kick off up there. cloudy and chilly. a little on the breezy side as well. that is going to be a great game. they better be ready, west virginia. the big 12 conference, people laugh at us but i'm telling you these are tough games. >> definitely will be bundled up. >> that's right. >> gamecocks and sooners coming up. >> thanks. all right. well if you're not in the mood for watching football there is something for everyone at the box office. >> you all right? >> something going on across the street. >> a new installation of the paranormal activity movie franchise hits theaters just in time for halloween. a new family has moved into the neighborhood and it appears that this family has some evil secrets from the past. paranormal activity 4 is rated r. >> tyler perry takes on a very different role in the new film alex cross. he plays the title character, the detective from james patterson novels. cross is up against a deranged killer.

when he threatens cross's family the detective will do whatever it takes to keep them safe. alex cross is rated pg-13. >> helen hunt takes on a bold new role in possession. she plays a therapist hired to help a man with polio explore his physical side and lose his virginity. hunt and her costar are already generating oscar buzz for their performances. the movie is based on a true story. the session is rated r. now for a look at what is inside the pages of kids post this week. here is news 4's melissa mele. >> this week a jumbo edition of kids post on tv. we're looking at halloween costumes that will give you a big old scare. joining us is tracy grant of washington post kids post. wonderful to have you. >> great to be with you. >> it's nice to be here on this halloween season. we have lots of halloween stuff to talk about. >> that's right. kids post has the results of our annual home made halloween costume contest. >> so creative.

>> in sunday's kids post. our readers are so creative. starting off with zoe bell and hebrother owen. zoe is a toilet. owen is the plumber. and zoe wants you to put candy in her toilet bowl. >> doesn't that mean he gets to keep the candy though? >> this is nina clemente. she is 14. of washington. she made a flip flop on the back of it she has smushed gum. >> very clever. >> evan reid is 9 of woodbridge. he and his family watch jeopardy every night. and so that was the inspiration for that costume. this is a young beethoven played by michael stroud. he is 7 of laurel and tells us that beethoven's 9th is his favorite symphony. this is nada pai. you have to look closely. this is an optical illusion. it's called trapped in a box. and this gross oven was created by taryn, 11 of fairfax.

she has brains in the pot. totally gross. and vanessa turner is 7 and her mom worked on this halloween costume of an owl with feathers. it's beautiful. >> so beautiful. so much better than what i'm doing. shoving my son into a stuffed little outfit i didn't make. >> well, if you want to be inspired, sunday's kids post and at kids post.com we have all the information you need to make any of those costumes and more, even more in the paper. >> what are you going as? >> um -- i think i need to -- >> a newspaper writer. >> -- get some inspiration from our readers. >> thank you. for fun family activities visit nbc washington.com. or washington post.com and click on kids post. that is kids post on tv this week. super sized. i'm melissa mele. >> might be a lot of toilets out there. i like that. an alarming trend when it comes to kids. a new study says boys are showing early signs of puberty two years earlier than doctors originally thought.

the study is in "pediatrics" and suggests boys may be starting puberty as early as 9 years old. other studies have pointed to the trend in girls as well. reasons for the change could include higher levels of obesity and inactivity. your child may need a new seat to kick back and relax in. nearly 17,000 toddler chairs are being recalled. the staples in the back of trend lab up holstered chairs can become loose and pose a choking hazard. they come in club and mod style and a variety of colors and were sold online and in stores from november, 2007 to august of this year. the time is 9:55. another half hour of news is just minutes away. coming up the disturbing start to the home coming weekend near howard university. plus street racing and suspected drunk driving. that dangerous combination that led to a deadly crash involving a metro bus. plus a busy morning at the national mall. leaves are falling. it looks good out there at the

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good morning. i'm richard jordan. >> i'm angie goff. welcome to news 4 today, saturday, october 20th, 2012. just moments ago we were out live at the national mall. you could see the leaves blowing in the wind. >> yeah. people running so fast leaves were falling right off the trees. >> either that or the weather. >> yeah. could be. meteorologist chuck bell. >> when in doubt it's the weather. that is what everybody blames it on no matter what it is. chuck, our team didn't win. we're blaming you because it was a weather problem. outside today good-looking day. here's the view from our tower camera. there is citi cam looking back to the city. here is our tower cam review. you can tell just above the top of the cathedral there that is the edge of the cloud deck. you folks down in the chesapeake bay out to the eastern shore

still bright sunshine but the sun is heading behind the mid and high level clouds and it's drifted into the washington area. temperature now 61 down at national airport and 61 in annapolis. 54 in winchester and front royal. a nice day to be outside today. don't be afraid of these clouds. not much if anything in the way of rain threat today unless you're traveling west up into the mountains of west virginia. the hokies on the road in clemson taking on the clemson tigers. a noon kick off. 65 and sunny there. this week they're in iowa penn state taking on the hawkeyes. 51 and chilly. home coming for many great schools. the naval academy among them hosting the hoosiers of indiana. 66. mostly cloudy. kick off also home coming for maryland, howard, all of those games looking good. >> thank you chuck. new this morning police are looking for the person who stabbed a man near t howard university campus. they say the victim was stabbed in the stomach around 2:30 this morning on georgia avenue. doctors expect the man to

survive but the stabbing happened as thousands of people come to howard for home coming weekend. one man is dead after a crash in prince george's county involving a metro bus. police say a street race caused a car to crash in the back of a bus in sea pleasant. at around 9:30 last night police say two drivers each in a mercedes-benz were drag racing. one hit the back of the metro bus. that car burst into flames and the driver in that vehicle, a 22-year-old, was killed. police say speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the wreck. more than 40 people were on the bus. none of them were seriously hurt. two people inside the other mercedes-benz are accused of being drunk. one of two prince george's county police officers charged with beating a university of maryland student up is looking at several years in prison. jurors convicted corporal james harrison of assault. they acquitted him of misconduct and found corporal reginald baker not guilty on both

charges. prosecutors say both men beat up john mckenna as students celebrated a basketball victory. defense attorneys say mckenna ignored police and they considered him a threat. >> definitely glad that some justice has been done today. it's been a long two years for me and my family but there's a broader crime committed here and it's been way further than two cops charged in this trial. citizens of prince george's county have spoken loudly and clearly that although we appreciate and we really honor the protection provided to us that protection must be reasonable and that protection must respect the dignity of every human being in this community. >> both officers will remain suspended until the police department completes its own investigation. corporal harrison will be sentenced in december. he faces up to ten years in prison. a 61-year-old woman faces charges for allegedly causing a crash that killed an off-duty prince george's county police

officer. investigators say the accident that killed officer kevin bowden thursday was the result of the woman crossing several lanes of traffic along the road in clinton. the woman allegedly cut the officer off sending his cruiser right into a utility pole. the woman remains in the hospital and police say officer bowden was speeding and was not wearing a seat belt. funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. new this morning a deadly bus crash involving a bus full of tourists just outside of las vegas. the driver apparently had some kind of medical issue behind the wheel as he approached the nevada border in kingman, arizona. this caused the bus to go off the road. the driver later died. about 45 passengers were onboard. a few of them were seriously hurt. a tragic end in the search for an oregon woman who vanished on her way to work. police found whitney hitel's body in a wooded area near where she lived and arrested her neighbor jonathan holt and charged him with her murder. she left her apartment early tuesday morning for starbucks

where she worked. early this morning starbucks tweeted, we are deeply saddened to learn of whitney's death. whitney, your starbucks family will miss you greatly. today more than a thousand military members will gather at arlington national cemetery to pay tribute to women who died while serving. military women from world war ii all the w to the present are expected to attend. as part of the tribute those who attend will also hold a candlelight march to the cemetery crossing the memorial bridge from the lincoln memorial. it is the 15th year for the event. you could be in for some frustrations if you take metro this weekend. expect delays on the red, orange, and green lines because of track work. on the red line buses will replace trains between grovener and friendship heights. the bethesda and medical center stations will be closed. the orange line, no trains between east and west false church and on the green line trains single track between green belt and college park. the time right now 10:04. good morning everybody.

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welcome back. thousands of people are on the national mall this morning for the start of the best buddies challenge. >> the bike race, foot race, and walk begins at the washington monument this morning. nbc 4 is a proud sponsor of the event and our own doreen gentzler competed. >> reporter: i'm -- competed would be the wrong word to describe what i did but i did

finish. here you go. >> you got a medal. >> the medal to prove it and everything. i did the 5-k walk with some of our nbc 4 colleagues. some of our colleagues ahead of the sales department set off on the 100 mile bike ride this morning and our newsroom executive producer was doing the 50 mile ride. i feel like kind of a chump for just doing the 5 k walk. it is all for a good cause. i want to tell you a little bit about best buddies and the reason for this challenge today. people biking, running, and walking on the national mall all to raise funds for supporting people with special needs. you may recognize this young lady if you are a fan of the tv show "glee." this is lauren potter and you are very active with best buddies. tell me why it is a good program. >> it's a good program for people with and without

disabilities and they watch it for inspiration. i want a picture or an autograph and i go out there and say okay. and i can't say no to my fans. >> lauren has been mobbed by people not just today. she went to visit -- she was at the high school in arlington yesterday and i heard that was quite a scene over there. what is it like to work on "glee"? >> it's like -- it's cool. it's like a huge family. we gather around for new people and also "glee" is like, you know, a high school musical. >> all right. we're glad you are here and took a few moments from your fans. i want to meet erica brody. you are a student and have been

involved for many years. it's a two way street isn't it, both sides of the buddy partnership get something out of this. >> absolutely. best buddies has given me more than i have ever given to best buddies. the whole time that i've been involved. i've been involved about seven years and i've had three one-to-one matches with different buddies and each one i feel like has made me so much of a better person. i just learned so much about myself and the world around me through their eyes. and it is really just an incredible experience. >> all right. you're here working as a volunteer. it takes a lot of volunteers to put on an event like this. we're glad both of you are here. best buddies is a program started by anthony schreiber that pairs up people with developmental and intellectual disabilities for pure friendship as a support mechanism and it is something that has really grown and ex-panned. it is an international thing at

this point. nbc 4 is really proud to be a cosponsor and angie and richard, the weather held out for us. it seems like it started to change out here a little bit now. these folks will end up with a big festival in leesburg at morgan park later this afternoon. i hope the weather holds up for that. >> you look great out there, doreen. so no personal record. you didn't make any -- no p.r. today. >> i didn't, no. no p.r. today. maybe next year. >> all right. the medal looks great around your neck. >> thanks. >> looks fun. a lot of friends being made. thanks. >> doreen didn't even break a sweat. >> she looked perfect. flawless. if i do a brisk 30-minute walk -- >> we don't want to think about it. >> don't get into that. okay. she did touch on the weather. we saw earlier the leaves were coming down pretty hard. they were blowing in the wind. quite the change out there. still not a good reason just to stay home. >> it's not going to be washed

out. that is the most important thing. these are not rain making clouds. so you don't need to worry about that. if you're doing things both today and tomorrow, tomorrow is looking a little bit prettier from a sunshine perspective. we'll talk about the ins and outs of yo

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be happy you don't have to breathe in this air. this was not knoxville, tennessee. look at all the haze.

it is actually dust from a dust storm that hit parts of oklahoma a day earlier. the haze in tennessee was so thick many people thought there was a wild fire burning nearby. fortunately though air quality remained good. we had a little bit of fog this morning. >> we had patchy fog and right over the potomac river a beautiful fog bank hanging over the water so it would have been cloudy if running or driving over the key bridge but on either side would have been clear. great weather today. no doubt about that. the heavy rain that interfered with so many of your friday night plans. those rain drops are now long gone and even though the clouds have snuck back in here this morning, i still think you'll enjoy most if not all of your weekend. yes. increasingly gray looking sky outside. but again these are mid and high level clouds. not making anything in the way of rain drops. i'll show you the radar in a second to set your mind even more at ease.

it is a nice day to be outside. 61 now in washington. winds out of the north averaging 6 miles per hour. i think winds will increase just a touch. north to northwesterly winds about the 10 to 15 mile an hour range for most of your saturday afternoon and temperatures already into the mid 50s across the shenandoah valley. winchester and toms brook, mid to upper 50s. 358 in charlottesville. 61 in stafford and fredericksburg. 52 now in charlotte hall, maryland. 63 solomon's island. nothing to really worry about. plenty of clouds but rain drops not a major concern. here is the way it looks on storm 4 radar. no rain coming out of all the clouds. the nearest rain drops still across parts of ohio but they are headed into western parts of pennsylvania. that big area spinning around is spinning colder air aloft and the clouds are going a whole lot of nowhere for the rest of your

saturday. sunshine from fredericksburg soown to tide water but plenty of clouds across the eun ya west virginia border. mostly cloudy today. 10 degrees cooler than yesterday afternoon. as the area of low pressure spins its way through the great lakes our skies will clear out tonight. better than that high pressure coming on in from the middle of the country spells warm and dry weather all of the way through the upcoming week. mostly cloudy this afternoon. temperatures mid to upper 60s. tomorrow a much prettier day. bright sunshine. temperatures mid to upper 60s on your sunday. then we go right back into the 70s everybody. keep in mind 66 is our average high this time of the year. so 72, 75. 77. that is all in the plus category. only two games left.

a big one. in the swamp the old ball coach. could he beat the gators? >> i don't know. i'm having gator meat for lunch. >> oh, ho! >> big talker. >> yikes. i will not be eating jay hawk for dinner. i tell you that. my beloved sooners in norman today. if we can win this one we get notre dame. pat collins' alma mater. rumors are pat is going to the game in norman. >> he dresses up. >> he does. >> he wears hats. it's pat. >> he does indeed. >> the top corner of the upper deck. >> all right. >> good luck to both of you guys. >> thanks u. >> they are considered one of the best football teams in the district. next the dedication and drive that keeps the student athletes going despite the challenging odds against them. plus how curiosity landed this little kitty in a tough situation.

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the neighborhood is rougher. but the biggest problem here is finding competition. >> it's almost been impossible to do because we're not affiliated with the conference. some may not call me back. some say they are full when i know they still have gaps in their schedule. i take it in stride. you know, we're just focusing on getting kids into school and we get joy out of that not just about winning. >> a new postseason system this year will make the knights tough to dodge. there will be a four-team playoff made up of the best independent, private, and charter schools like friendship. the winner will take on the winner for an outright championship. they're ready around here. >> we're definitely in favor of it. i think it was more in the future i think the schools will be part of the city title games. >> if the knights do work now,

it will be next to impossible to dodge them in the future. in the meantime, it's business as usual. progress report, workout sessions, and the reality for most these guys this is the only way out. >> if i wasn't playing football i'd have done so many things. i'm glad i got football because sometimes it keeps me from doing stuff. i'd be thinking man do i really want to do this? i'm not going to play or i might lose everything i got. football is always in the back of my mind. >> reporter: last year lineman eddie goldman was the crown jewel of a class that saw 19 youngsters get full rides for scholarships. today goldman is at florida state but the school is still talent rich. >> it feels good. i think beyond just the recognition i think is telling us that we are doing the right thing. there are a lot of sacrifices

being made and at the end of the day when people walk in and tell you how good you're doing, you know that you're on the right track. friendship collegiate suffered a disappointing loss last night. >> they fell to north pointe 27-18. they'll be back though. the nationals season might have ended in a devastating form last week but d.c. united is still playing. washington soccer team is about to make the postseason for the first time in five years. all they have to do is beat or tie columbus tonight. d.c. united has 54 points and is in the third place in the eastern conference. tonight's game will be played in columbus and starts at 7:30. the detroit tigers aren't the only ones preparing for the world series right now. louisville slugger is already making bats for the fall classic. the company started cranking out the bats yesterday a day after the tigers won the american league pennant. they'll take on either the st. louis cardinals or the san francisco giants. louisville slugger has made bats

for players in every world series since the first fall classic in 1903. someone was in the right place at the right time when they heard something cute coming from a storm drain. >> there he is right in the water. >> hold on, buddy. >> that kitten somehow wound up in a storm drain in florida and, yes, someone called 911 after they heard the cry for help. vets checked him out and once they say he is okay he'll be up for adoption. some tense moments for a baby elephant in kenya. the little one got stuck in a deep hole. the nervous mother paced nearby as two men got a rope and land rover, pulled the elephant baby out, and out of the joy, this is amazing video of the two running toward each other. i don't know, definitely happy. reunited once again after quite the ordeal. that is just something that

warms your heart. >> that was a big hole. >> huge. that is a baby elephant. they had to use a land rover. >> right. >> to pull out the baby. what would you need for the mama? >> something more. the mama would have outweighed the land rover i think. >> by far. >> all right. well, we are going to leave wu that for now. that is all for news 4 today. thanks for joining us. >> we'll be back here tomorrow morning at 6:00 a am. have a great saturday.